Gatobu Surname

153,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Gatobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gatobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,8361:16,2831,946
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Gatobu (292) may also be a first name.

Gatobu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gatobu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gatobu is most common in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gatobu? popularity and diffusion

Gatobu is the 153,345th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,541,872 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gatobu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gatobu is also the 516,683rd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 292 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,836 people, or 1 in 16,283. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Meru County, where 76 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 6 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Gatobu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Gatobu earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 134.12% more than the national average, earning $116,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kgatobu921/
Atobu9132/
Hatobu8355/
Gatubu8348/
Gatebu837/
Gatabu834/
Atoobu831/
Atobuh831/
Atobou831/
Atoubou7756/
Gotobuy7715/
Autobus776/
Athobut771/
Atabu73151/
Otobu73127/
Attoubou71313/
Gaitabau711/
Aitoubou711/
Autobush711/
Atoubouî711/
Athabu67264/
Hatabu67182/
Atabui6763/
Getabu6762/
Atabou6760/
Aitovu6735/
Atabut6716/
Gatavu6711/
Otobus679/
Attabu678/
Otobeu675/
Atabuh674/
Autabu674/
Otobou673/
Atabuy673/
Atabau673/
Gatawu672/
Atoboe671/
Atabud671/
Ataabu671/
Otoubu671/
Atabus671/
Ataubu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gatobu
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